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Meet Wyper: Tinder for Cars

Remember that Top Gear commercial from a bit ago where Matt LeBlanc was car shopping reminiscent of dating app Tinder? Well, it turns out that there actually is a Tinder…

Meet Dubai's All-Female SuperCar Club: Arabian Gazelles

If you mention “Arabian gazelles,” you might conjure images of this nimble-footed deer in your listeners’ minds. However, if your listeners have been keeping up with Dubai news, that phrase…

Medium-Duty Silverado Trucks Key to GM’s Commercial Fleet Push

The Chevrolet Silverado 4500HD Chevrolet’s new medium-duty Silverado trucks are a crucial part of General Motors’ plan to build its commercial fleet sales and cut into the dominance of its…

Mecum Corvette Auction Cancelled

A 1970 Chevy Corvette Avaricious (and wealthy) classic Corvette fans were dealt a punishing blow when the Mecum Corvette Auction was scrapped from the calendar this year. The auction was…

“Meat” the Oscar Mayer WienerFleet

Welcome to the “Wiener’s” circle The Oscar Mayer Wienermobile is undoubtedly one of the greatest feats of engineering and ingenuity to ever come out of the automotive industry. Few vehicles…

Mazda's Rotary Coupe Plans Still Just a Concept

After Mazda revealed that it was working on a renewed SKYACTIV version of its rotary engine, RX enthusiasts the world over rejoiced. However, now it seems we all need to…

Mazda's Hybrid Future to Rest on SKYACTIV-X Engine

Mazda has long been one of the largest supporters of internal combustion engines whether due to natural inclination or small size, continuing to improve its existing engines using SKYACTIV design…

Mazda3 Named KBB’s Coolest Car Under $18,000 Again

The 2017 Mazda3 has been handed the number one spot on Kelley Blue Book’s “10 Coolest Cars Under $18,000” list. This is not a repeat from last year. Or the…

Maven Survey: Millennials Sure Like Spending Money on Doing Stuff in the Summertime

Oh, millennials. Those industry-killing, avocado-toast-loving youngsters, whatever will we do with them? General Motors car-sharing service Maven, in an effort to get at what is at the heart of the…

Maven Gig Brings Millennial-Friendly Money-Making Opportunities to Australia

Residents of Sydney and Melbourne now have a new means for getting around and making some extra scratch with the launch of Maven Gig, which brings General Motors’ ride-sharing personal…

Maven Gig Already Expanding to Three New Cities in Australia

Not long after announcing the arrival of Maven Gig in Sydney and Brisbane, General Motors has revealed that it has expanded the program to three new cities: Adelaide, Brisbane, and…

Matthew McConaughey's Lincoln Ads Are Actually Pretty Great

Seriously. They’re pretty damn good. Since it was first announced two weeks ago that Matthew McConaughey would serve as the new face of the 2015 Lincoln MKC, we have been…

Matthew McConaughey, Winding Refn Sign to Promote Lincoln MKC

“Life’s barely long enough to get good at one thing. So be careful what you get good at.” – Rust Cohle, no doubt talking about driving the Lincoln MKC Undeniably,…

Matt LeBlanc Reportedly Issues ‘Top Gear’ Ultimatum

Love it or hate it, this new season of Top Gear is off to a rocky start. While this week’s viewing numbers were much higher than in previous weeks, it’s…

Matt Kenseth Wins at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Fails Inspection

The Toyota team was all cheers and hollers yesterday when Matt Kenseth pulled away down the home stretch to win the Sprint Cup race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. He…

Mary Barra Sets Example for Women Beyond the Auto Industry

©GM As one of the writers who covers Chevrolet and General Motors news here at The News Wheel, I read an awful lot about Mary Barra. In case you haven’t heard,…

Mary Barra Is All About the Benjamins

In this day and age, leaders of car companies have to be ready to do what they have to in this highly-competitive market. In the case of General Motors, CEO…

Mary Barra Gets Candid About the Future of GM

©GM There’s no denying that the automotive industry is changing rapidly. From fluctuating gas prices changing the types of cars Americans are demanding, to Millennials asking for more driving and…

Mary Barra Attending Trump Inauguration as Spectator in Our Universe, as Vice President in Parallel One

Are you guys familiar with the multiverse? Neither am I, but I think I get the broad strokes of it, which are that there is an infinite number of universes…

Mary Barra Asks Girls to Stick with STEM

Today is International Women’s Day, in case you have not seen the posts all over the media today to celebrate the holiday. While women should always be valued as part…

MaritzCX New Vehicle Customer Study: Young, Wealthy Drivers Like Ford's Performance Cars

Kids these days; they like their video games, their YouTubes, their YOLOs, and their sporty cars. In fact, they really like sporty cars, according to MaritzCX’s New Vehicle Customer Study,…

Marchionne May Turn to China for FCA Merger After Barra Turns Him Down

Sergio Marchionne may need to forget Mary Barr and GM and instead look to the Chinese SAIC Motor company for a potential FCA merger Sergio Marchionne is looking for love…

Man Throws Parking Ticket on Ground, Gets Charged With Littering

Photo: Alexa Clark Parking tickets always seem to pose a problem for law enforcement agencies. Since it can be such a common offense, an agency that doesn’t have an efficient…

Man Records Escape from Fiery Northern California Hell

Have you ever woken up and said to yourself, “I wonder what it would be like if there was a freeway just right through the depths of fiery, burning Hades”?…

Man Arrested in Attack, Tooth Theft, May Hint at Underground Fairy War in Oregon

A Eugene, Oregon man has been arrested following an altercation in which he and another man allegedly attacked a man near a homeless camp, knocked out and stole the man’s…